Kane Brown and Jelly Roll have a 'powerful' new song about mental health on the way

Lately, Kane Brown has leaned into the idea that people, more often than not, are better together. During a recent celebration of his country hit “I Can Feel It,” the musician revealed that he has a collaboration on the way with Jelly Roll about mental health and finding community in difficult times.

“I have a song with Jelly Roll, so that's pretty cool,” Brown said Entertainment Tonight at the event. “It talks about depression and, you know, you could have everything in the world, but as long as you don't talk to somebody about it, you're going to keep going through these things.”

The musician wouldn't confirm when the song would be released, but described it as “a really powerful song,” adding: “I'm blessed to have Jelly on it because he's going through the same thing.”

Brown has done his part to dispel the stigma surrounding mental health struggles. In April, he opened up a discussion about depression among his Stagecoach audience. “How many of you are depressed?” asked. “Do not be afraid. How many of YOU? I'm going through it.” In a heartfelt introduction, shortly before performing his Blackbear collaboration 'Memory', Brown explained that his wife holds him up in his struggles and he holds her up.

Jelly Roll has been equally honest throughout his career. Back in 2021, the musician published a lengthy post on Instagram giving him insight into how depression has affected him.

“The truth is, I struggle with severe depression — I've struggled with it my whole life,” she wrote at the time. “I know I go through spells where I post a lot on social media and put out a lot of music, then I have moments where I don't even have the desire or confidence to reply to a text message pretty much make a post, release a song or shoot a video . I was diagnosed with manic depression when I was younger.”

She added: “I've always been afraid to make this post because I'm honestly a bit embarrassed and unfortunately we live in a world where when people bring up mental health issues we're immediately judged one way or another. I also felt that those who listen to the music know how deep my sadness runs in my soul and my struggles. Although I smile, joke and laugh a lot, there is an inexplicable pain inside me. I think the reason I finally decided to post this is because I feel the need to be honest and also it's my public vow to start being more transparent and I'm hoping that maybe you all will help me be accountable in seeking help and fighting this demon. And maybe someone out there feels the way I do — maybe you can give me some pointers.”